tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post5196449511838061415..comments2024-01-16T03:14:06.188-08:00Comments on Memoirs and meditations: coloring inside the lines?gmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04879507440579599549noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-49664558156917851202009-08-10T18:15:29.384-07:002009-08-10T18:15:29.384-07:00(that last bit was a wink and nod!)(that last bit was a wink and nod!)r garriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601540194915313393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-24110015128421948092009-08-10T18:15:05.234-07:002009-08-10T18:15:05.234-07:00This drawing is Wonderful.
I am sad for Eddie. As...This drawing is Wonderful.<br /><br />I am sad for Eddie. As a child, I too, 'failed' coloring, for not smoothly and seamlessly filling in the sky with blue. The nuns chastised me routinely (for that indiscretion and many, many others). As a result, I became an artist. I hope Eddie's fate is better. (;r garriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601540194915313393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-9836326791329491632009-08-10T13:18:24.906-07:002009-08-10T13:18:24.906-07:00I love this tree!I love this tree!couragetocreatewriteandlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649184939312099888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-63874725901234273002009-08-10T12:10:45.375-07:002009-08-10T12:10:45.375-07:00Hi there.
I am going to print these off and have a...Hi there.<br />I am going to print these off and have a wee colouring fest with my girls. Thanks Gem!<br /><br />And there should be no rules to colouring, it's all in how YOU see it, right?<br />xoGillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845512494417503198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-36899379640835952232009-08-10T09:08:06.563-07:002009-08-10T09:08:06.563-07:00I grew up in a time and an area where it was consi...I grew up in a time and an area where it was considered "good" to stay within the lines and I was very good at doing that! Now in my older years I find it more difficult to get out of that habit but I'm continually trying! I think forcing children to stay inside the lines stifles their artistic freedom so much more than anyone realizes.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-75261377292497628332009-08-10T05:47:13.099-07:002009-08-10T05:47:13.099-07:00oh
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is th...oh<br /><br /><br />i so LOVE this drawing<br /><br />wait<br />wait<br />wait<br /><br />is that a little owl home<br />drawn into you tree?<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />that knot?<br /><br />ohhhh...<br /><br />yes<br /><br />it is an owl Pre~Home Place<br />i just know it!<br /><br />♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥<br /><br />"slow down for better control"<br />is the perfect thing!<br /><br />i say that to myself sometimes<br />even...somepinkflowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553884470329083831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-1150373499661554682009-08-10T05:39:05.017-07:002009-08-10T05:39:05.017-07:00I never really enjoyed coulouring between the line...I never really enjoyed coulouring between the lines as a child - I preferred to have free rein with lots of bright colours. Still do!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240260047781510027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-77444363936780383312009-08-09T20:05:05.080-07:002009-08-09T20:05:05.080-07:00I love your charming tree drawing! Can't decid...I love your charming tree drawing! Can't decide how/ if I will color it! I like it like it is!Lila Rostenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315529639140700858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-60084531267007183882009-08-09T12:47:15.928-07:002009-08-09T12:47:15.928-07:00I already wrote one comment, but I couldn't ge...I already wrote one comment, but I couldn't get it to post. Anyway, I wanted to say, I just love that tree. And what kind of school administrators these days encourage kids to color inside the lines. Kids are supposed to make their own lines. I thought coloring pages were passe.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-66175284845319697282009-08-09T09:15:02.988-07:002009-08-09T09:15:02.988-07:00I love your drawing. What a hoot, YOU teaching som...I love your drawing. What a hoot, YOU teaching someone to color inside the lines. Well, I guess it's all about balance. There is a time and place for coloring inside the lines and thinking inside the box, even if it goes against our grain. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482723497287290855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-28377720625321673392009-08-08T23:29:35.613-07:002009-08-08T23:29:35.613-07:00I am part of the conforming mob and I'm sure t...I am part of the conforming mob and I'm sure the expectation of having to color within the lines, to some degree now, stiffles my creative efforts. Often the creative effort feels like swimming upstream. When it all flows, I'm finally my happiest.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-72403152386884880962009-08-08T19:03:02.435-07:002009-08-08T19:03:02.435-07:00Love the drawing. It does seem bad to have to tell...Love the drawing. It does seem bad to have to tell someone they can't do it their way but must conform. Good Luck this school year. Love Hugs and BlessingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-53603423036245837092009-08-08T16:06:31.023-07:002009-08-08T16:06:31.023-07:00Gemma: I smile as I read this post. When my childr...Gemma: I smile as I read this post. When my children were in elemetary schools..I told the teachers that I "did NOT want my child to be told to color inside the lines" Man did I get the looks and attitude from those teachers.<br />Any way they both were free to express what their hearts desired and now as parents themselves.. they understand.Yes control and whether one is inside a line are two very different things.<br />Good post.<br />Prayers at 9:30 a.m on Tues. hugs :) xoNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-89594201791198590102009-08-08T15:18:30.948-07:002009-08-08T15:18:30.948-07:00Your line drawing drew me in from my google page. ...Your line drawing drew me in from my google page. It's wonderful. We were going to build a swing for the wedding, for the kids, but it's one of the things that didn't get done.<br /><br />An adult coloring book would be nice - a la Jung's mandalas or the anatomy coloring books for people studying health fields.<br /><br />There is something to what you said to Eddie. It's about control, not whether he's in the lines.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110926444880910537.post-85604091065053950762009-08-08T14:14:36.014-07:002009-08-08T14:14:36.014-07:00I read somewhere the other day that if you feel ou...I read somewhere the other day that if you feel out of balance or your energies are scattered to go sit on a swing.. and swing for as long as it takes to bring you back to centre.. thanks for the colouring in picture...can I colour in outside the lines? I think that would do me good!<br /><br />hope you can come up with a creative way to get Eddie to keep inside the lines... these children have much to teach us all...that is why they are here... and 'those in control', try to tame them and make them conform..sheesh.Miss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.com